"Could it be... that these two whale pearls are actually the soul cores condensed by the Deep Sea Demon Whale King?"
Looking at the two whale pearls in her hand, Qing Mu had a certain guess in her mind.
If that's the case, then the energy contained in this whale pearl is no less than that of a soul ring or soul bone, and may even be higher.
"But, is this thing edible?"
Qing Mu was somewhat troubled. In the original novel, after Tang San absorbed the soul ring and soul bone of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, his level increased to level ninety-nine. As for the two whale pearls, he used them to repair the damaged Heart of the Sea God and did not consume them.
Although the whale pearl can repair the artifact, the Heart of the Sea God, it must be an extremely valuable treasure, but Qing Mu is not sure whether it is edible.
Perhaps this thing is similar to the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent?
"Da na~~"
Just as Qingmu was struggling with what to do with the two whale pearls, he suddenly saw Venusaur staring intently at the whale pearl in his hand.
Seeing this, Qingmu immediately placed the two Whale Pearls in front of Venusaur and tentatively asked, "Venusaur, do you want these?"
"Da na!"
Venusaur nodded vigorously.
Upon seeing the two whale pearls, his body was filled with a desire that he had only experienced long ago when he came into contact with the Seed of Wood Spirit.
"Since you want it, then you can have it."
After saying that, Qingmu casually tossed the two whale pearls to Venusaur.
Venusaur's intuition is always very accurate, and Venusaur hasn't wanted anything for a long time. Since Venusaur wants this Whale Pearl, then let's give it to him.
When Ivysaur saw Qingmu throw two Whale Pearls at it, it tilted its head back and swallowed them whole. Instantly, a surge of powerful energy emanated from the Whale Pearls and was absorbed by Ivysaur's body.
"This is..."
Almost instantly, Qingmu noticed the change in Venusaur and was somewhat surprised.
The next instant, Venusaur's body suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and some strange changes also occurred in its body.
On the other side, Poseidon was also shocked by this scene, thinking to himself, "Could this be the legendary evolution of a martial soul?"
After a long while, with a "click" sound, Venusaur reappeared in front of Qingmu.
Compared to before, Venusaur's appearance has not changed much, and it has not changed as much as when it was transplanted with Apricot Blossom and Iceberg Lettuce.
However, Venusaur's aura was completely renewed, as if it had broken through some limit, and even its skin had become smooth.
"This is... the ultimate level? No, it's even higher!"
As the master of the martial soul, Qing Mu could naturally sense the changes happening to Venusaur, which was an improvement in the essence of the martial soul.
While Venusaur had already reached the level of the Ultimate Wood after the Great Crystal, and with the addition of Mega Evolution, Gigantamax Venusaur could be said to have reached a state of perfection.
However, Venusaur itself has not truly reached the pinnacle of wood, but has only come very close.
However, now that Venusaur has refined the two whale pearls that are suspected to be soul cores of the Deep Sea Whale King, it has truly reached the ultimate level and has even made some progress.
Although it hasn't reached the level after Mega Evolution, it's already quite high.
"Even without using any enhancements or combination moves, Venusaur's strength should surpass that of a level 99 Title Douluo using only its ordinary moves."
Qing Mu thought to herself.
The change in the quality of a martial soul brings about an increase in its stats, and for Venusaur, any increase in stats, once amplified, becomes quite significant.
It's important to know that the strongest aspect of Venusaur's martial spirit is its ability to learn a large number of Pokémon's special moves on its own.
As long as this mechanism remains, even if Venusaur's stats become the same as Blue Silver Grass's, Venusaur will never be weaker than any top-tier martial soul.
Not to mention that Venusaur also has a mechanism for leveling up by defeating monsters, which is like a bug in Douluo Continent, allowing people to level up at an unbelievable speed.
Qingmu has reached his current level at the age of fourteen, and this mechanism has played a crucial role in that.
Just then, a surge of immense energy flowed from Venusaur's body into Qingmu's body, and under the impact of this immense energy, the bottleneck of level 97 was directly broken through.
"It's been upgraded again...it's been upgraded again."
Seeing the soul power fluctuations emanating from Qing Mu again, Poseidon was already feeling a bit numb.
Once a Soul Master reaches the Title Douluo level, leveling up becomes extremely difficult, especially after level 95, where it's common to be stuck for decades.
=Although Poseidon also guessed that with the soul bone of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, it was almost inevitable that Qing Mu would raise his level to ninety-seven.
But Qing Mu hasn't even absorbed a soul bone yet, and he's inexplicably reached level 97. Once he absorbs the soul bone, wouldn't he possibly reach level 98? This is infuriating!
"You've leveled up again? Well done, Venusaur!"
Feeling the sudden increase in his level, Qingmu patted Venusaur's head and praised him with a smile.
Although leveling up wasn't that difficult for Qingmu, saving some time was always a good thing.
"Da na~"
Venusaur was very happy to hear Qingmu's praise, especially since it felt that it had become even stronger.
After patting Venusaur's head for a while, Qing Mu's smile faded, and he took out the soul bones of the Deep Sea Whale King and the Azure Bull Python from his storage soul tool.
"Lord Qingmu, are you planning to absorb both of these soul bones at the same time?"
At this moment, Poseidon saw this scene and pressed for an answer.
Qing Mu nodded. "That's right. I plan to absorb both soul bones at once. I'll have to trouble you, High Priest, while I'm absorbing them."
"This is a minor matter, but the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is, after all, a soul beast that is nearly a million years old. Perhaps he has left some hidden tricks. Lord Qingmu, you should still be careful," Poseidon reminded him.
"High Priest, rest assured, I am naturally aware of these matters."
After saying that, Qing Mu sat cross-legged and began to refine the two soul bones in his hands.
The refining process went smoothly. In just a few hours, the 100,000-year-old soul bone left behind by the Azure Bull Python merged with Qing Mu.
However, Qingmu's level did not increase. Once a Soul Master reaches level 97, unless they have been at their peak for many years, a single 100,000-year-old Soul Bone is far from enough for them to break through.
The real highlight, however, is that million-year-old deep-sea demon whale king's soul bone.
Several days later, Qing Mu was at the final stage of refining the soul bone of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. Just then, Qing Mu's brows suddenly furrowed during the refining process.